1958 FIFA World Cup Final–Brazil vs Sweden

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On June 29, 1958, Brazil and Sweden faced off in the FIFA World Cup final in Solna, Sweden.

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Brazil closed Austria, England and the Soviet Union in their group while Sweden defeated Mexico and Hungary.

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The two goals the team missed against France in the semi-finals were the first two goals they missed throughout the series.

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Pele also took a hat-trick during the match against France. Sweden defeated the Soviet Union and West Germany in the knockout stage.

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The game began with Brazil requiring new shirts before the match.

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They had to get blue shirts instead of their traditional yellow shirts so that they would not clash with the uniform that the host country was wearing.

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Sweden got a quick lead at the start of the match after Nils Lidholm scored 4′.

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It was the first FIFA World Cup win for Brazil and also the highest scoring  FIFA World Cup final in history.

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It also set the record for the largest margin of victory in the final, a record that was tied in 1970 and 1998.

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